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Syria defends Iran nuclear plans
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by snuffysmith | December 10, 2009 at 07:50 pm
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad came out in defense of Iran's nuclear enrichment program during a visit to Damascus on Thursday by Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, and promised that cooperation between the two countries would continue.
Assad's remarks followed comments by Iranian former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani urging his country's political factions to stand together in the face of foreign pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program..
Assad asserted "the right of Iran and other countries that are signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to enrich unranium for civilian purposes," the official SANA news agency said.
After his meeting with Assad, Jalili told a joint news conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem that Iran required uranium enriched to 20 percent, which he described as "a legitimate right," and added that the UN nuclear watchdog "should help all its members to acquire atomic energy."
For his part, Muallem said that Syria believed in a "political solution" to the standoff with the West over Iran's nuclear programme. "We hope that this will not come to a confrontation between Iran and the West."
Syria has been a close ally of Iran for the past three decades, having sided with Iran against Iraq in the Iran/Iraq 1980-88 war.
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at 20:09 on December 10th, 2009
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at 21:02 on December 10th, 2009
If attacked, Iran wants Syria to hit back at Israel. Damascus hedgesfrom DEBKAfile
DEBKAfile's military sources report that this message Iran's defense minister Ahmad Vahidi brought to Damascus where he is attending a session of the high Iranian-Syrian defense committee which went into its second day Thursday, Dec. 10.
The Iranian visitor indicated that Tehran expects an Israeli attack within a month and wants to be sure its Syrian ally joins Iran in fighting back.
But Damascus is holding back from total commitment.
at 22:30 on December 10th, 2009
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at 09:00 on December 11th, 2009
ran should not arouse concern. Georgia is the most dangerous flashpoint. The Bible says: "At the appointed time [the king of the north = Russia] will return back [will regain the influence, which it lost after the break-up of the Soviet Union] and come into the south [many indicate that this might be Georgia], but it will not be as the former [1921] or as the latter [2008]. For the dwellers of coastlands of Kittim [the West] will come against him, and he will be humbled, and will return." (Daniel 11:29,30a) Then Iran will be humbled also. "But ships will come from the direction of Kittim, troubling Asshur [Russia] and troubling Eber [inhabiting on the other side the Euphrates]." (Numbers 24:24a, BBE) At that time, peace will be taken from the earth and the "great sword" - nuclear sword - will be used. (Revelation 6:4) However, it will be neither the great tribulation nor "the end of the world" (Armageddon). As Jesus foretold, that will be "the beginning of birth pains". (Mathew 24:7,8) If the Heavens planned a full return of Russia (and much suggests this) the present economic crisis will deepen. Then also the European Union and NATO will not stands.